Child&#39;s vehicle



Patented 0G13. 3, 1922.

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CHILD'S VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE Io. 1920-l RENEWED FEB. 27, 1922. 1,430,857..

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narran STATES HUNTER SMITH, JR., OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIG-NOR OF THREE-FOURTHS T0 JAMEST. l'JAIWLER,` OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CHILDS VEHICLE.

Application led .Tune 10, 1920, Serial No. 387,985. Renewed February 27,1322. Serial No. 539,774.

To all whom t may concern: i

Be it known that l, HUNTER SMITH, dri, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State `of Washington, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Childrens Vehicles; and I do declare the following `to be a full,` clear, andexactsdescription of the invention, such asl will enableothers skilled in the art to which it Aappertains to make and use thesame. i y y rlhis invention relates to an improved childs vehicle and one object of the invention is toprovide a vehicle having a seat which is so constructed and` mounted that it may have a forwardl and rearward tilt-` ing movement and at the same time have a limited longitudinal-sliding movementv to permit of easy rocking Vmovement, the seat lbeing `connected `with thecrank shaft or 1 driving shaft so that thev movement `may be transmitted to they seat as the driving shaft rotatesto propel the vehicle. x p

Another object of theinvention is to so construct this vehicle that the platform or seat'will be normally held in a yhorizontal.

position but permittedto move'frecly when the vehicle is `in motion.

Another object of the invention is to pro-l vide an improved type of connection between the seat and the pitman rod which leads from the crank shaft so that there is permitted a certain amountl of play between 'the pitman and the seat as the pitman moves vertically and' thus jolts and strain are done away with.

Another object'of the invention is to so construct this vehicle that it may be very easily propelled and to so construct it that `it may be guided either by the hands or by the feet. y t j This'invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a top plan.y view of the improved vehicle.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the improved vehicle. i #Figure Sis a vertical sectional view taken along the line A-A of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow 3 3, y

Figure i isa view along'the same line looking in the direction of the arrow t-4, Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 5-*5 of Figure 1, and

ligure 6v is anenarged sectional view showing the connection between the seat and the pitman.

This improved vehicle is provided with a ,i

rests upon whichA the feetwill be placed 5 when coasting. It will thus be seen that when coasting down a hill, the feet maybe placed upon these foot rests and the fork may be turned by` means of the feet to` steer the vehicle. The shank of the `fork above the platform is slit longitufjlinallylandg an'ornamental head 7 will be secured in the slit of this shank by screws or other suitable and `similar fasteners. Afbar4 9 is rextended through the head and upper endportion of the shank thus providing hand le bars which may he gripped by the hands for steering the car when the vehicle is being` propelled by treadles as will be hereinafter brought out. ln the present disclosure, the head has been shown as the head of a horse but it is Ato be understood `that this is only a conventional showing` and this head may represent any animal desired. f

The seat or `platform 10 is positioned above the platform 1 and is provided at its forwardend with a neck 11 which will be positioned above the neck or tongue 2 and will carry an arm 12 which supports head 13. rlhis arm and head are intended to rep-v resent the forward pommel of a saddle. In order to mount the seat 10, this seat has been provided with rockers 14 which extend longitudinally of the seat and are provided with slots 15 through which screws, bolts or other similar fasteners `16 may be passed to pivotally and slidably connect the rockers 14 with the bars 17 carried by the plat form 1. Springs 18 are positioned in front of; and to the rear of the rockers 14 and will serve to yieldably retain thev seat 10 in a horizontal position but will permit this seat to rock longitudinally. lt will thus be seen move longitudinally to a limited extent thus v permitting of easy rocking movement without danger of binding or breaking any of the parts.

In order to propel the car and impart rocking movement to the seat, there has been provided a crank shaft 19 which is oiirnaled in bearings carried by the hanger bars 19 positioned beneath the platform l. This crank shaft carries the rear wheels 2() which constitute the driving wheels and is pro'-v vided with a relatively narrow crank arm extension 2l and a relatively' wide vcrank arm extension 22. Lines 23 are connected with these crank arm extensions 21 and 22 and are carried forwardly and passed over pulleys 24 and connected with stirrups 2,5 in which the feet will be placed when the lines are to be d-rawn upon to impart rotary movement to the crank shaftand thus rotate the driving Wheels 20 to move the vehicle forwardly. A pitman 26 is mounted upon the relatively wide crank arm extension 22 and held in engagement therewith bythe removable pin 27. This pitman 26 extends upwardly'through a slot or notch formed in the rear end portion of the platform l and extends between the fingers 28 at the rear end of the seat l0 and has its upper end portionprovided with a slot 29 through which passes a removable pin 30. A bearing 3l is positioned in this slot 29 and is engaged by a spring 32 so that the bearing will be held f in engagement with the pin and at the same time, the pitman permitted to have a certain amount of play during its longitudinal movement. Therefore, j olts will be taken up by the spring and breakage will be prevented.

When this device is in use, the operator will sit upon the platform l0 and will place his feet in the stirrups 25. By alternately pressing the stirrups downwardly. the crank shaft will be rotated andthe vehicle propelled forwardly or rearwardly according to the direction in which the shaft 19 is rotated. When propelling the vehiclewith the feet, it is necessary to steer by means of the Ahandle bars `9 but if coasting down hill, the feet may be removed from the stirrups and placed upon the foot supports 6 and `the vehicle steered by turning the fork l with the feet. As the vehicle 4moves along the ground the pitman 26 will be reciprocated vertically andthe seat will be rocked upon the pivot'pin 16. Therefore, the seat will be rocked longitudinally of the platform l and this will. add to the amusement and enjoyment of driving the vehicle. If it is desired to use the vehicle without having the seat rock, it is simply necessary to remove the securing pins at the upper and lower ends ofthe pitman and this pitman can be removed and put away until it is again desired to make use of the same. It

,will thus be seen that there has been .pro-A vided a childs vehicle which is provided ing rockers resting upon the platform, bars l extending lonvitudinally of the platform, pivot pins carried by the bars and extending through longitudinally extending slots formed in the rockers to mount the seat for pivotal 'movement and movement longitudi-1 nally of the platform, means yieldably re-l taining the seat in a horizontal position, and meansconnecting the seat with the, crank shaft for imparting rocking movement to the seat when the car is in motion.

2. A vchilds vehicle comprising a bod portion having a, platform, a crank sha t and supporting and propelling wheels mounted upon the crank shaft, a seat connected with the platform for pivotal movement and sliding'fmovement longitudinally of the platform, resilient means yieldably retaining the seat against pivotal and sliding movement, and means' for transmitting rocking movement from the crank shaft to the seat when ,the car is in motion.

3. A childs vehicle comprising a body having a wheel carr ing crank shaft, a seat mounted above the ody for rocking movement and sliding movement longitudinally of the body, means yieldably retaining the seat in a horizontal position, and means for imparting movement to the seat fromy the crank shaft when the car is in motion.

4. A childs vehicle comprising a body having a platform and hanger bars, a crank shaft rotatably connected with'the hanger bars and having wheels mounted thereon, bearing bars extending longitudinally of the platform, a seat, rocker bars carried by the seat and having longitudinally extending slots, pins carried by the bearing bars and extending through the slots, springs connecting they forward and rear end portions of the seat with the platform to yieldably retain the seat in a horizontal position, a

pitman mountedupon the crank' shaft and having a platform, a seat movably mounted" above the platform for vertical rocking movement, a crank shaft rotatably mounted beneath the' platform and `having supporta seat connectedwith the body for rocking movement and having sliding movement 15 longitudinally of the seat, and resilient means yieldably holding the seat against movement.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tWo subscribing 20 Witnesses.

HUNTER SMITH, JR.

Witnesses EUGENE A. CHIEDE, JAY ELEY BENHAM. 

